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#8CDCC2

#8cdcc2 ≈ Seafoam Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8cdcc2 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 86.27% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 160.5°, with 53.33% saturation and 70.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#9fe2bf), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.6066

Complementary

  1. #8cdcc2
  2. #dc8ca6

Split complementary

  1. #8cdcc2
  2. #dc8cce
  3. #dc9a8c

Analogous

  1. #8cdc9a
  2. #8cdcc2
  3. #8ccedc

Triadic

  1. #8cdcc2
  2. #c28cdc
  3. #dcc28c

Tetradic

  1. #8cdcc2
  2. #8ca6dc
  3. #dc8ca6
  4. #dcc28c

Square

  1. #8cdcc2
  2. #9a8cdc
  3. #dc8ca6
  4. #cedc8c

Monochromatic

  1. #309f7b
  2. #51caa3
  3. #8cdcc2
  4. #c7eee1
  5. #effaf7

Shades

#8cdcc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cdcc2
  2. #7ec6af
  3. #70b09b
  4. #629a88
  5. #548474
  6. #466e61
  7. #38584e
  8. #2a423a
  9. #1c2c27
  10. #0e1613
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cdcc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cdcc2
  2. #98e0c8
  3. #a3e3ce
  4. #afe7d4
  5. #baeada
  6. #c6eee1
  7. #d1f1e7
  8. #ddf5ed
  9. #e8f8f3
  10. #f4fcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cdcc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cdcc2
  2. #8bd3bb
  3. #8acab5
  4. #88c0ae
  5. #87b7a8
  6. #86aea1
  7. #85a59a
  8. #849c94
  9. #82928d
  10. #818987
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6d3c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d2c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac8c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75ddd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed6c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4d1c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fddcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cdcc2 {
  color: #8cdcc2;
}
Background
.bg-8cdcc2 {
  background-color: #8cdcc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cdcc2 {
  border: 2px solid #8cdcc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cdcc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 220 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 53% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cdcc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cdcc2, #8ccedc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cdcc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 220 194 / 0.35);
}

#9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 4.06 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 5.36 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.74 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.89 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.66 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.02 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.90 #73233d Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Seafoam Green
#8cdcc2  rgb(140, 220, 194)  hsl(161, 53%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#dc8ca6  rgb(220, 140, 166)  hsl(341, 53%, 71%)  Puce
#c28cdc  rgb(194, 140, 220)  hsl(281, 53%, 71%)  Floral Lavender
#dcc28c  rgb(220, 194, 140)  hsl(41, 53%, 71%)  Burly Wood